Mavs: TOSB Dirk wants 65 game season with no back to back games.

[Findog]

It'll never happen bc of the $$$$$, but it would mean higher quality basketball and less injuries in practice.

[Franklin]

I don't get why it bothers Kobe at all how long the season is, when all he's going to do is play 6 games, take the money and quit.

[Xevious]

Just look at football. I know it's not a completely fair comparison because football players would be dead after an 82 game season, but every NFL game is an event because the seasons are so short and each game weighs a lot more. Even the most diehard NBA fans don't get that worked up over any individual game during the regular season. Players and coaches take games off and don't play with much intensity during others. No fan likes going to games to see their team phone it in.

[~O~]

You know what, I think the NBA is pampering the players a bit too much. They try protect branded players and are trying to shorten the game length to prevent injuries. The game is fine the way it is. They are getting paid 20 lifetimes of money to play so that .